Thanks a lot for your input. Finally from a clue in another usenet
conference about registry settings for Internet settings (see below), I
found my trusted sites in the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings Domains subdirectory. I deleted them and, near as I can tell, my
problem is gone. Thanks again.

Trish
"reader" <reader@yghtjjdsb.com> wrote in message
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> Trish wrote...
>
.. . . .
> IP addresses can be found in the numbered range entries located at:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Ranges
>

"mto" <nobody@dontsendmeanyspam.thanks> wrote in message
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>
> Trusted sites should be under your complete control at all times - even in
> IE
>
> Download the free version of AdAware http://www.lavasoft.de and Spybot
> Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/. (also free) Update
> both of them immediately and then scan your system. BTW, set AdAware to
> ignore the Spybots folder. Update your antivirus program and do a total
> scan with that. Haul off to Microsoft update and get all the fixes.